Korean firm awarded Sipchem contract

KSA engineering, design and construction projects to be delivered Q2, 2013. The Saudi International Petrochemicals Company (Sipchem) has awarded a contract to...

Architecture firm calls for end to “goofy” designs in emirate

Dubai’s project designs must be re-addressed with the tenant in mind, says Woods Bagot. Designers and contractors in Dubai must build to...

Dubai infrastructure receives $2b boost

Rulers of emirate unveil 2011 spending plan . Infrastructure projects in Dubai will receive “a significant” proportion of funding in the emirate’s...

Three die in KSA scaffolding collapse

Authorities investigate fatal accident on Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman University site . Saudi Arabian Authorities are investigating the deaths of three...

Mott MacDonald wins Pearl Dubai contract

Engineering company expected to deliver phase one by quarter four, 2013. International management and engineering firm Mott MacDonald has been awarded a...

Saudisation driving steel company’s recruitment

KSA supplier to extend employment opportunities to female and disabled workers. A specialist training school has been established to encourage the recruitment...

Dubai transport authority outlines public-private partnership ambition

RTA to seek greater share of private investment in projects. The Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), the body responsible for the...

Get out of the building business

US-based industry expert Ted Garrison says it’s time for contractors to give up the business of construction or get savvy, by competing...

Train to Gain

The developers behind Alec Construction’s training programme explain why knowledge has proved to be the best tool for increasing productivity, profits and...

Pearl of the Persian Gulf

Driven by a strong financial sector and public-private partnerships, the Gulf’s smallest nation is bouncing back from a difficult three years. Melanie...